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Spessartine from
Morefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA


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Spessartine, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
01568340017272017358230.jpg
Spessartine, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
07617310017272017342423.jpg
Spessartine, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
01568340017272017358230.jpg
Spessartine, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Spessartine, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Masutomilite6
Quartz3
- var Smoky Quartz3
Albite3
- var Cleavelandite2
Apatite2
Pyromorphite2
Prosopite2
Gearksutite2
Zinnwaldite2
Columbite-(Fe)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:99001
Long-form Identifier:1:3:99001:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘRutherford Mines, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘAmber Queen Mine, Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
91.4km (56.8 miles) ⓘNorth Garden Mine, North Garden, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 8:143-144.
Bulletin 33.
Pegau, Arthur A. (1932) Pegmatite Deposits of Virginia. Bulletin 33. Virginia Geological Survey 123pp.
Richards, R.P., Kearns, L.E., Cook, W.R. (1998) Morphology of chiolite twins from the Morefield mine, Amelia County, Virginia. The Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 1009-1015.
 
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